"I had a clear idea about what time is till I was asked to explain it and ceased to understand it altogether as soon as I began explaining it."

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Source: Saint Augustine (1997). “The Confessions of Saint Augustine: The Autobiography of a Prodigal Who Became a Saint”, p.36, Simon and Schuster

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Saint Augustine

Theologian, Philosopher

Saint Augustine was a theologian and philosopher whose works, particularly 'Confessions,' profoundly influenced Christian thought and Western philosophy.

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